"Refinement that carries us away from our fellow-men is not God's refinement."

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Henry Ward Beecher

#Men Quotes #Fellow Man Quotes #Refinement Quotes

“Sri Lanka is a small island, and the war affected everybody. Everybody knew somebody who was killing or being killed.”
“The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by the West are ineffectual substitutes for the sheltering and soothing anonymity of communal existence.”
“Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.”
“As much as we look up at the stars and know there is more than life on earth, the divinity of dogs is just as unexplainable and profound. They may be the purest example of divine love in an earthly soul many of us ever experience. If we take their lead, open our hearts, and embrace their love, we may just find our own journey a lot more enlightening.”
“Satire is tragedy plus time.”
“Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a lot of excuses or maintaining that they were never part of this.”
“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.”

Source : Nora Roberts (2012). “Charmed: The Donovan Legacy”, p.13, Penguin
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